Harness-rack



( No Model.)

E. PHILLIPS & A. N. EDWARDS.

, HARNESS'RAOK. No. 383,983. Patented June 5, 1888.

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EMORY PHILLIPS AND ALBERT N. EDWARDS, WIOHITA, KANSAS.

HARNESS-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,983, dated June 5,1888. Application filed November 15, 1887. Serial No. 255,243. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMORY PHILLIPS and ALBERT N. EDWARDS, of Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Racks; and we do hereby'declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Onrinvention relates to an improvement in devices for hanging harness, the object of the same being to provide a device of this character by means of which, a set of harness when removed from a horse may be put away in such manner. that the separate pieces thereof may occupy a certain'definite hook, thereby greatly enhancing expedition when the horse is to be harnessed.

A further object is to provide adevice of the above character which will be simple and economical in construction and durable and eflicient in use; and with these ends in view our invention consists in the certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be he] einal'ter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger; and Fig. 2 is a detail view thereof, showing the ring secured to the arms of the rack.

The main portion of the rack is preferably made of asingle continuous piece of stiff wire,

the arms A of which diverge, forming theshoul ders B. The arms A from this point converge and are bent laterally and upwardly, forming the hooks G and the arms D. The wires from the hooks are bent downwardly and laterally to the curved portion G; thence downwardly, converging toward each other to the point H, the wires at this point being twisted, one over the other, forming the loop I. The upper portion of one of the arms Ais bent to form the loop J; but, if preferred, the ends of the wires may be twisted about the ring K, as shown in Fig. 2. At the curved portions G is secured the wire L, the same having theloop M formed in the center thereof, from which is suspended the hook N. The wire L, in addition to supporting the hook N, serves to secure the wires A together at this point.

In practice the device is suspended from the ring or loop J, the arms D serving as supports for the bridle, martingale, and breast-strap. From the loop I is hung the gig-saddle from the hook on the back-band thereof, the reins being suspended from the hook N.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The harnessrack herein described, provided with loops at its upper and lower ends and intermediate side and center hooks, substantially as described. l

2. The harness-rack herein described, constructed of a single piece of wire having upper and lower loops formed therein and intermediate hooks formed on the sides of said rack, substantially as shown and described.

3. The harness-rack herein described, having upper and lower loops formed therein, intermediate side hooks,and a central hook suspended from a wire extending between said hooks, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMORY PHILLIPS.

ALBERT N. EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

JOHN McCoMB,

PETER HENNINGS. 

